ABSTRACT

To address workforce issues in professional geropsychology, clinical training sites must offer opportunities to build skills for working with older adults and aging families. Neuropalliative care (NPC) may offer a valuable learning environment for geropsychology trainees to develop professional competencies, while positively contributing to patient care. This article describes a novel clinical rotation for an advanced geropsychology trainee in an interdisciplinary specialty NPC clinic. A co-assessment model emerged as a useful strategy for integrating the trainee into the established NPC team. Two case examples illustrate the co-assessment’s ability to enhance: collaboration within the clinic; psychological care for patients and care partners; and opportunities for the trainee to build competencies related to assessment, intervention, teams, and consultation. This paper concludes with a discussion of the benefits of NPC as a clinical training rotation for geropsychology trainees, as well as practical considerations for implementation in other clinics.

摘要

为了解决专业老年心理学的劳动力问题，临床培训场所必须提供机会培养与老年人和老龄家庭合作的技能。神经姑息治疗 (NPC) 可以为老年心理学学员提供宝贵的学习环境，以培养专业能力，同时为患者护理做出积极贡献。本文介绍了跨学科专业鼻咽癌诊所的高级老年心理学实习生的新型临床轮换。共同评估模型成为将受训者融入已建立的 NPC 团队的有用策略。两个案例说明了联合评估的增强能力： 诊所内的协作；对患者和护理伙伴的心理护理；为学员提供建立评估、干预、团队和咨询相关能力的机会。本文最后讨论了 NPC 作为老年心理学学员临床轮换培训的好处，以及在其他诊所实施的实际考虑因素。